Haryana notice to Deepender Hooda soon for running academy 'illegally'

The Haryana Government would send a notice to President of Haryana Football Association, Deepender Singh Hooda, who is also Rohtak MP for running an academy at the Government building in an unauthorised manner.Haryana Sports and Health Minister Anil Vij on Friday paid a surprise visit to Sports Hostel at Nehru Stadium in Gurgaon and objected to the functioning of a football academy in the stadium by a private company.

The Minister directed the concerned sports officials to send a notice to the president and secretary of Haryana Football Association as well as the company to vacate the building.Vij said that the company had been running the football academy in this complex for the last three years which was unauthorised. The rent as well as electricity bills would be evaluated to get these paid from the company. Also, the Government would look into the issue that  who allowed the company to run academy in this building.

The notice would also be sent to the President of the Haryana Football Association, Deepender Singh Hooda. The sportspersons of the football academy of the company had been staying in the building and for them eight air-conditions have been installed. Their electricity bill has been paid by the Sports and Youth Welfare Department, said Vij while adding that the expenditure should have been borne by the Football Association and the company.

He said that the renovation of the Sports hostel was not satisfactory despite the fact that it has cost `25 lakh. As it did not appear that such a huge amount has been spent for this purpose, it would be investigated, he added.Vij also visited the Nehru Stadium and said that there was a need to replace the Astroturf. He, therefore, directed the sports officers to submit a case in this regard.